it is somewhat disturbing to me that there is a musical instrument called a mandolin

and also a kitchen tool called a mandolin

....and only one of those should have fingers anywhere near it D:

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@Nine there's a kitchen tool called a mandolin? what is it?
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@noiob @Nine Huh. We've always just called those slicers.
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@noiob @Felthry OOOhhhh, it's got an e at the end!

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presumably for the noise you make when you see someone about to use one unsafely?

@Nine @noiob apparently the e on the end is only in the american spelling
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